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I think the Single Track Dedicated at Highway 5 would be the best option, I can't imagine the mixed ROW being safe at all!

Orange Line begins service on Saturday, December 4! Even better, a week from today (Monday 10/18), the Lake Street Station opens for service, serving Metro Transit routes 21, 27, 535, 553, and 578; and SouthWest Transit routes 600 and 695. Is the MVTA still on their shit list over the redline or we...

Its been mentioned a couple times that Riverview will share tracks with the green and blue lines. "two options are being considered for relocation of the light rail station at MOA, both are next to 82nd Street & 24th Avenue, one is an at-grade station (Option 1) and one is an elevated stat...

Looks like MVTA is expanding their Connect service into Eagan, definitely a good option for connecting from Red Line to destinations in Eagan.

So as someone who sits on the Station Area Planning Taskforce, it has been reiterated to us that a good portion of the project will dedicated ROW. I think before making too many judgement calls, lets see how the engineering for the project comes out, cause right now most of us are grasping at straws...

I was also the impression that the vast majority if not the entirety of the streetcar from the Mississippi to downtown St. Paul would be in mixed-traffic operation along West Seventh, and that the only separated portions would be south of the river. It's especially frustrating because there's enoug...

This could easily be a mixed use development due to it being right by 98th St Station, this is a disappointment!

This is not a "streetcar to Bloomington", this is light rail that will have short segments of mixed-traffic operation in St. Paul. Where exactly those segments will be and how long they will be, I don't know, and I wish the planners were more clear on that. I was also the impression that ...

The Met Council/Metro Transit should make it clear they don't support this and refuse to be involved so Ramsey County will send this back to the drawing board. No reason at all we're talking about $1 billion+ for single-track, mixed-traffic operation. If it it's this or nothing, I'd almost rather h...

Orange Line begins service on Saturday, December 4! Even better, a week from today (Monday 10/18), the Lake Street Station opens for service, serving Metro Transit routes 21, 27, 535, 553, and 578; and SouthWest Transit routes 600 and 695. Is the MVTA still on their shit list over the redline or we...

I agree, it’s definitely disappointing to here about mixed traffic/single tracking.


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Orange Line begins service on Saturday, December 4! Even better, a week from today (Monday 10/18), the Lake Street Station opens for service, serving Metro Transit routes 21, 27, 535, 553, and 578; and SouthWest Transit routes 600 and 695. I will be out helping riders at the Lake Street Station on ...

@Danpatch, if you are referring to this corner, yes this was purchased by the developer as well.

And a few more photos!

More photos!

Went on a tour of the Golden Triangle area of SWLRT on Saturday. It was pretty astonishing to see how much was done and how they have built over the wetlands. Found out a developer has purchased most of the land/wetlands near the station to develop into mixed-use development!

Why was this not an issue before the Covid cutbacks? Don't they usually just do a bus replacement when they need to do maintenance? If signal priority was granted to green line buses it would go about the same speed as trains. The maintenance demands of a train line that's brand new then one that's...

hmmm, I do like the elevated portion near North Memorial, definitely makes sense.

Here's this morning's committee presentation: https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/68cf54f7-76ef-4a18-8870-88c221d31d24/Presentation.aspx Looks like the line will be elevated at North Memorial Hospital. Considerations to build at diamond at Bottineau and Bass Lake Road. Bottineau would be elevated, but ...

Disappointed but not surprised to see this opposition to sacrificing road capacity for transit. I have a strong feeling this will force Hennepin County and Met Council to elevate it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Which could be the best option I don’t disagree, elevated would be great! Sent fr...